Pause for Tea

Every morningfrom the side window I seeyou fervently gardeningWon’t you pause for tea?Every afternoonfrom the front window I seeyou hustle along the sidewalksacks hanging from armsWon’t you pause for tea?One day you will knock upon my doorI wait…The teapot is readyThe table set for twoJoin me for tea! Sammi’s Weekend Writing Prompt #365 – Pause Kate’sContinue reading “Pause for Tea”

A Haibun: Portable Gardens

I love being surrounded by plants and flowers.  When two kittens adopted me, I had to move my “toxic” plants into a closed room. The weather has warmed enough to bring them outdoors for the summer.  The pots get heavier each season. No fresh cut flowers In vases on the tableCurious felinesGardens indoors and outdoorsTransitionContinue reading “A Haibun: Portable Gardens”

Vantage Point

Eyes observeFrom trees newly greenVast landscapeEarthbound one Coveting its vantage pointWishes she could fly A shadorma written for Colleen’s 24 Seasons Syllabic Poetry Challenge, No. 33. “Shadorma consists of a six-line stanza (or sestet). Each stanza is written as 3-5-3-3-7-5.” I. J.’s Birds of the Week Invitation LXIII